The essential elements of second-degree murder differ from those of first degree murder. The criminal act for both crimes is the same: the killing of another person. What separates the two is the perpetrator's mental state at the time of the killing. First degree murder involves a premeditated killing. In other words, the killer made a plan to kill the victim and then carried that plan out. Second degree murder does not require premeditation, however.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS. For the top five soccer players in the world, salaries averaged $14.67 million. Real Madrid's star forward Cristiano Ronaldo earns $17.06 million a year. Lionel Messi, 22, is the youngest among the highest-paid soccer stars with $13.74 million. Olympic medal winner Samuel Eto'o has a contract worth $13.74 million.
MLS Salaries. Beginning and lower-echelon players in Major League Soccer make a minimum of $35,125 a year, by far the lowest minimum salary of major professional team sports in America. As of the end of the 2013 season, 154 players made less than $50,000 a year.The average salary in the MLS, however, was $160,000, and the median salary was $100,000.About 45 percent of MLS players -- that's 249 -- made over $100,000. The gap between the highest-paid and lowest-paid players is quite pronounced in professional soccer.he average salary in the MLS, however, was $160,000, and the median salary was $100,000. About 45 percent of MLS players -- that's 249 -- made over $100,000. The gap between the highest-paid and lowest-paid players is quite pronounced in professional soccer.